Sony CHC-CL5MD User Manual

4-233-429-12(1)

Compact Hi-Fi Component System

Operating Instructions

CHC-CL5MD

Warning

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture.

To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. To prevent fire, do not Cover the ventilation of the apparatus with news papers, table-cloths, curtains, etc. And don’t place lighted candles on the apparatus. To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place vases on the apparatus.

Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet.

This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product. The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT MARKING is located on the rear exterior.

The following caution label is located inside the unit.

Don’t throw a battery, dispose it as the injurious wastes.

IN NO EVENT SHALL SELLER BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE, OR LOSSES OR EXPENSES RESULTING FROM ANY DEFECTIVE PRODUCT OR THE USE OF ANY PRODUCT.

Parts Identification

Main unit ................................................... 4

Remote Control ......................................... 5

Getting Started

Hooking up the system..............................6

Inserting two R6 (size AA) batteries

into the remote .................................... 7

Setting the time ......................................... 8

Saving the power in standby mode ........... 8

Loading a CD ............................................ 9

Playing a CD

— Normal Play/Shuffle Play/Repeat

Play ..................................................... 9

Programming CD tracks

— Programme Play .......................... 11

Using the CD display .............................. 12

Labelling a CD

— Disc Memo .................................. 12

MD – Play

Loading an MD ....................................... 14

Playing an MD

— Normal Play/Shuffle Play/

Repeat Play ....................................... 14

Programming MD tracks

— Programme Play .......................... 15

Using the MD display ............................. 16

MD – Recording

Tape – Play

Before you start recording....................... 16

Recording a CD on an MD

— CD-MD Normal-Speed Synchro Recording/CD-MD High-Speed

Synchro Recording ........................... 17

Recording a tape on an MD

— TAPE-MD Synchro Recording ... 18

Recording on an MD manually

— Manual Recording ....................... 19

Starting recording with 6 seconds of

prestored audio data

— Time Machine Recording ............ 19

Recording tips ......................................... 20

— Recording for long times/ Marking track numbers/Smart Space/ Adjusting the recording level

MD – Editing

Before you start editing ........................... 24

Labelling an MD

— Name Function ............................ 25

Erasing recordings................................... 27

— Erase Function/Track Erase Function/All Erase Function/ A-B Erase Function

Moving recorded tracks

— Move Function ............................ 29

Dividing recorded tracks

— Divide Function ........................... 29

Combining recorded tracks

— Combine Function ....................... 30

Undoing the last edit

— Undo Function ............................. 31

Changing the recorded level after recording

— S.F Edit Function......................... 32

Tuner

Presetting radio stations .......................... 34

Listening to the radio

— Preset Tuning............................... 35

Labelling the preset stations

— Station Name ............................... 36

Using the Radio Data System (RDS)* .... 36

Loading a tape ......................................... 37

Playing a tape .......................................... 37

Tape – Recording

Recording a CD on a tape

— CD-TAPE Synchro Recording .... 38

Recording an MD on a tape

— MD-TAPE Synchro Recording ... 39

Recording on a tape manually

— Manual Recording ....................... 39

Sound Adjustment

Adjusting the sound

— GROOVE/DBFB ......................... 40

Selecting the preset music menu ............. 41

Timer

Falling asleep to music

— Sleep Timer ................................. 41

Waking up to music

— Daily Timer ................................. 42

Timer recording radio programmes ........ 43

Optional Components

Hooking up the optional components ..... 44

Additional Information

Precautions .............................................. 45

System limitations of MDs ..................... 47

Troubleshooting ...................................... 48

Self-diagnosis display ............................. 52

Specifications .......................................... 54

* European model only

Parts Identification

The items are arranged in alphabetical order. Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses for details.

Main unit

12345

6 wh wg

wd ws wa

w; ql

BASS/TREBLE wf (40) CD 1 – 3 qj (11) CD 1 – 3 Z qj (9) CD disc tray qk (9) CD NX qs (9) DIMMER 5 (7) DISPLAY wg (8, 12, 16) Display window 3 ENTER/START ws (17, 38) ENTER/YES 7 (8, 11, 15, 20,

25, 34, 42) FUNCTION qh (9, 14, 17, 25, 37) GROOVE w; (40) MD insertion slot wd (14) MD REC ws (19) MD NX qf (14) MENU/NO 6 (24) MUSIC MENU wf (41)

PHONES jack qd PLAY MODE/DIRECTION wa

(9, 14, 17, 37) REC MODE ws (20) Remote sensor wh REPEAT ql (10, 14) STEREO/MONO ql (35) SYNCHRO MODE ws (17) Tape deck lid 2 ( 37) TAPE REC PAUSE/START ws

(39) TAPE nN qg (37) TUNER/BAND qa (34) VOLUME 8

qgqhqk

9 0 qa

qs qd

BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS

?/1 1 ./> 4 Z 9 x 0 m/M wf

+/– wf

Remote Control

Parts Identification

1234

CHECK 8 (11, 15) CLEAR qs (11, 15) CLOCK/TIMER SELECT 2

(42)

CLOCK/TIMER SET 3

(8, 42) DBFB wh (40) DIMMER wd (7) DISC SKIP 9 (10) DISPLAY qk (8, 12, 16) ENTER/YES qa (8, 11, 15, 20,

25, 34, 42) FUNCTION qg (9, 14, 17, 25, 37) GROOVE qh (40) MENU/NO wa (24) MUSIC MENU 6 (41)

wh wg

wf wd

ws wa

ql qk

NAME EDIT/CHARACTER ws

(12, 25, 36) REPEAT 7 (10, 14) SCROLL wg (13, 26) SLEEP 1 (41) SURROUND 5 (40) TUNER/BAND wf (34) VOL +/– qj

5 6 7

8 9 0 qa qs

qf qg

BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS

@/1 4 N q; x q; X q; M qd > qf . ql m w;

Getting Started

Hooking up the system

Perform the following procedure 1 to 4 to hook up your system using the supplied cords and accessories.

AM loop aerial

FM aerial

Right speaker

Left speaker

1 Connect the speakers.

Connect the speaker cords to the SPEAKER terminals on the unit and to the terminals on the speakers as the following.

Insert this portion

Red/Solid (3)

Black/Stripe (#)

2 Connect the FM/AM aerials.

Set up the AM loop aerial, then connect it.

Jack type A

AM loop aerial

Extend the FM lead aerial horizontally

FM75

Jack type B

VOLTAGE SELECTOR

230-

240V 220V

120V

AM loop aerial

Extend the FM lead aerial horizontally

FM75 COAXIAL

When carrying this system

Perform the following procedure to protect the CD mechanism.

1 Make sure that all discs are removed from

the system.

2 Press FUNCTION while holding down CD 1

and then press ?/1 until “LOCK” appears.

3 Disconnect the mains lead.

Getting Started

3 For models with a voltage selector, set

VOLTAGE SELECTOR to the local mains voltage.

4 Connect the mains lead to the mains.

The demonstration appears in the display. If the plug of the mains lead does not fit

your mains, attach the supplied adaptor on to the plug (for models with a plug adaptor). To turn on the system, press ?/1.

The demonstration mode

The demonstration mode appears in the display when you connect the mains lead to the mains. When you press ?/1, the system turns on and the demonstration automatically ends. The demonstration is deactivated when you set the time.

To activate/deactivate the demonstration again, press DISPLAY while the system is off.

To adjust the brightness of the display back light

1 Press DIMMER while the system is on. 2 Turn ./> (or press . or > on

the remote) to adjust the back light brightness.

You can adjust the back light brightness in 11 steps from –5 to +5.

Inserting two R6 (size AA) batteries into the remote

Tip

When the remote no longer operates the system, replace both batteries with new ones.

Note

If you do not use the remote for a long period of time, remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage.

Setting the time

Saving the power in

1 Turn on the system. 2 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET on the

remote.

Proceed to step 5 when you set the clock for the first time.

3 Turn ./> (or press . or > on

the remote) to select “CLOCK SET?”.

4 Press ENTER/YES. 5 Turn ./> (or press . or > on

the remote) to set the hour.

6 Press ENTER/YES or M.

The minute indication flashes.

7 Turn ./> (or press . or > on

the remote) to set the minute.

8 Press ENTER/YES.

The clock starts working.

If you made a mistake

Press m or M repeatedly until the incorrect item flashes, then set it again.

To change the preset time

Start over from step 1.

standby mode

Press DISPLAY repeatedly when the system is off. Each time you press the button, the system switches cyclically as follows:

Demonstration t Clock display t Power Saving Mode

To cancel the Power Saving Mode

Press DISPLAY once to show the demonstration, twice to show the clock display.

Tip

?/1 indicator lights up even in the Power Saving Mode.

Loading a CD

1 Press CD 1 – 3 Z.

The disc tray opens.

2 Place a CD with the label side up on the

disc tray.

When you play a CD single (8 cm CD), place it on the inner circle of the tray.

To load other CDs, press a different Z and place the CD in the disc tray.

3 Press the same Z again to close the

disc tray.

Playing a CD

— Normal Play/Shuffle Play/Repeat

Play

This system lets you play the CD in different play modes.

Disc tray number Track number

1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch

the function to CD.

2 Press PLAY MODE/DIRECTION

repeatedly until the mode you want appears in the display.

Select To play

ALL DISCS (Normal Play)

1 DISC (Normal Play)

ALL DISCS SHUFFLE (Shuffle Play)

1 DISC SHUFFLE (Shuffle Play)

PGM (Programme Play)

Playing time

All CDs in the disc tray continuously.

The tracks on the CD you have selected in original order.

The tracks on all CDs in random order.

The tracks on the CD you have selected in random order.

The tracks on all CDs in the order you want them to be played (see “Programming CD tracks” on page 11).

Getting Started/CD

3 Press CD NX (or N on the remote).

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Playing a CD (continued)

Other Operations

To Do this

Stop play Pause

Select a track Turn ./> clockwise (to go

Find a point in a track

Select a CD • Press CD 1 – 3. Play starts when

Remove a CD

Play repeatedly (Repeat Play)

Press x. Press CD NX (or X on the

remote). Press again to resume play.

forward) or counterclockwise (to go back) and release it when you locate the desired track (or press . or > on the remote).

Keep pressing m or M during play and release it at the desired point.

the button is pressed.

• Press DISC SKIP on the remote repeatedly so that CD 1 – 3 appears. Press CD NX (or N on the remote) to play the selected CD.

If you press CD 1 – 3 during play, the selected CD changes and the new CD starts playing.

Press one of CD 1 – 3 Z to open the tray that contains the CD you want to remove.

Press REPEAT during play until “REPEAT” or “REPEAT 1” appears. REPEAT*: For all the tracks on the CD up to five times. REPEAT 1: For a single track only.

To cancel playing repeatedly, press REPEAT until “REPEAT” or “REPEAT 1” disappears.

Tips

• You can start playing from the desired track in Normal Play or Programme Play. Turn ./> (or press . or > on the remote) until the desired track number appears after step 1.

• The CD 1 – 3 button lights orange when a CD is loaded on the tray.

All of the CD 1 – 3 button indicators light orange at first, and then turn on/off if the system determines that a CD is not loaded after the CD tray is opened and closed, etc.

Note

The play mode cannot be changed while playing a disc.

* You cannot select “REPEAT” and “ALL DISCS

SHUFFLE” at the same time.

Programming CD tracks

— Programme Play

6 To programme additional tracks, repeat

steps 3 to 5.

7 Press CD NX (or N on the remote).

You can make a programme of up to 25 tracks.

1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch

the function to CD.

2 Press PLAY MODE/DIRECTION

repeatedly until “PGM” appears.

3 Press CD 1 – 3 to select a CD.

To programme all the tracks on a CD at once, proceed to step 5 with “AL” displayed.

4 Turn ./> (or press . or > on

the remote) until the desired track number appears.

Playing time of the selected track

Selected CD and track number

5 Press ENTER/YES.

The track is programmed. “STEP” appears, followed by the number of

the track in the programmed sequence. The number of the last programmed track or “CD1-AL” appears, followed by the total playing time of the programme.

Total playing time

To Do this

Cancel Programme Play

Check the programme

Clear a track from the end

Clear a specific track

Add a track to the programme in stop mode

Tips

• The programme you made remains after Programme Play finishes. To play the same programme again, press CD NX.

•“- -.- -” appears when the total CD programme time exceeds 100 minutes, or when you select a CD track whose number is 21 or over.

Press PLAY MODE/DIRECTION repeatedly until “PGM” and “SHUFFLE” disappear.

Press CHECK on the remote repeatedly in stop mode. After the last track, “Check End” appears.

Press CLEAR on the remote in stop mode.

Press CHECK on the remote repeatedly in stop mode until the number of the track to be erased lights up, then press CLEAR.

Perform steps 3 to 5.

Last programmed track number

Using the CD display

Labelling a CD

Press DISPLAY repeatedly.

When a CD TEXT disc is loaded, you can check the information recorded on the disc, such as the titles. The display changes cyclically as follows:

During normal play

Elapsed playing time on the current track t Remaining time on the current track t Remaining time on the CD (“1 DISC” mode) or “- -.- -” display (“ALL DISCS” mode) t Track title of the current track* t Clock display t Effect name

In stop mode

CD stopped display t CD disc title* t Total number of tracks and total playing time t Clock display t Effect name

* If a CD that has no title is loaded, nothing appears.

When the CD contains more than 20 tracks, CD TEXT is not displayed from track 21 on.

— Disc Memo

You can label up to 50 CDs with titles of up to 20 symbols and characters. Whenever you load a labelled CD, the title appears in the display.

Notes

• You cannot label a CD for which “CD-TEXT” appears in the display.

• When labelling CDs for the first time, be

sure to erase all disc titles stored in the system memory (see “Erasing a disc title” on the next page).

1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch

the function to CD.

2 Press DISC SKIP on the remote

repeatedly until the desired CD appears.

If “SHUFFLE” or “PGM” appears in the display, press PLAY MODE/DIRECTION repeatedly until both disappear.

3 Press NAME EDIT/CHARACTER on the

remote.

The cursor starts flashing.

4 Press NAME EDIT/CHARACTER on the

remote to select the desired type of character.

Each time you press the button, the display changes cyclically as follows:

(Blank space) t A (Upper cases) t a (Lower cases) t 0 (Numbers) t ’ (Symbols)

5 Turn ./> (or press . or > on

the remote) to select the desired character.

To enter a blank space

Press M.

To enter a symbol

You can use the following symbols. ’ – / , . ( ) : ! ? & + < > _ = ” ; # $ % @

6 Press M.

The character you selected in step 4 stops flashing and the cursor shifts to the right.

7 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to complete the

entire title. If you made a mistake

Press m or M until the character you want to change flashes, then repeat steps 4 and 5.

To erase a character

Press m or M until the cursor shifts to the character you want to erase, then press CLEAR on the remote while the character is flashing. You cannot insert characters.

8 Press ENTER/YES to complete the

labelling procedure.

To cancel labelling

Press MENU/NO.

Checking the disc titles

1 Press MENU/NO in stop mode. 2 Turn ./> (or press . or > on

the remote) until “Name Check ?” appears, then press ENTER/YES.

3 Turn ./> (or press . or > on

the remote) to select the disc titles stored in the system memory between 01 and 50.

To check the current disc title

Press SCROLL on the remote in stop mode.

Erasing a disc title

1 Press MENU/NO in stop mode. 2 Turn ./> (or press . or > on

the remote) until “Name Erase ?” appears, then press ENTER/YES.

3 Turn ./> (or press . or > on

the remote) to select the disc title you want to erase.

The disc title appears scrolling in the display. “No Name” appears if no disc title is

labelled.

4 Press ENTER/YES again.

“Complete!” appears.

To erase all disc titles, press . or > repeatedly until “All Erase?” appears in step 2, then press ENTER/YES twice.

To cancel erasing

Press MENU/NO during steps 1 to 3.

Note

To ensure that disc titles are not erased from memory, have the system connected to mains power at least once a month.

MD – Play

Loading an MD

Insert an MD.

With the arrow pointing toward the deck and the label side up

Playing an MD

— Normal Play/Shuffle Play/Repeat

Play

This system lets you play the MD in different play modes.

1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch

the function to MD.

2 Press PLAY MODE/DIRECTION

repeatedly until the mode you want appears in the display.

Select To play

None (Normal Play)

SHUFFLE (Shuffle Play)

PGM (Programme Play)

An MD in original order.

All tracks on an MD in random order.

The tracks on an MD in the order you want them to be played (see “Programming MD tracks” on the next page).

Other Operations

To Do this

Stop play Pause Press MD NX (or X on the

Select a track

Find a point in a track

Remove the MD Play repeatedly

(Repeat Play)

Tip

You can start playing from the desired track in Normal Play or Programme Play. Turn ./> (or press . or > on the remote) until the desired track number appears after step 1.

Note

The play mode cannot be changed while playing a disc.

Press x.

remote). Press again to resume play.

Turn ./> clockwise (to go forward) or counterclockwise (to go back) and release it when you locate the desired track (or press . or > on the remote).

Keep pressing m or M during play and release it at the desired point.

Press Z. Press REPEAT during play until

“REPEAT” or “REPEAT 1” appears. REPEAT: For all the tracks on the MD up to five times. REPEAT 1: For a single track only.

To cancel playing repeatedly, press REPEAT until “REPEAT” or “REPEAT 1” disappears.

3 Press MD NX (or N on the remote).

Programming MD tracks

— Programme Play

5 To programme additional tracks, repeat

steps 3 and 4.

6 Press MD NX (or N on the remote).

You can make a programme of up to 25 tracks.

1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch

the function to MD.

2 Press PLAY MODE/DIRECTION

repeatedly until “PGM” appears in stop mode.

3 Turn ./> (or press . or > on

the remote) until the desired track appears.

Playing time of the selected track

Selected track number

4 Press ENTER/YES.

The track is programmed. “STEP” appears, followed by the number of

the track in the programmed sequence. The number of the last programmed track appears, followed by the total playing time of the programme.

Total playing time

To Do this

Cancel Programme Play

Check the programme

Clear a track from the end

Clear a specific track

Add a track to the programme in stop mode

Tips

• The programme you made remains after Programme Play finishes. To play the same programme again, press MD NX.

•“- -.- -” appears when the total MD programme time exceeds 200 minutes.

Press PLAY MODE/DIRECTION repeatedly until “PGM” and “SHUFFLE” disappear.

Press CHECK on the remote repeatedly in stop mode. After the last track, “Check End” appears.

Press CLEAR on the remote in stop mode.

Press CHECK on the remote repeatedly in stop mode until the number of the track to be erased lights up, then press CLEAR.

Perform steps 3 and 4.

MD – Play

Last programmed track number

MD – Recording

Using the MD display

Press DISPLAY repeatedly.

The display changes cyclically as follows:

During normal play

Elapsed playing time and the track number on the current track t Remaining time and the track number on the current track t Remaining time on the MD t Track title of the current track t Clock display t Effect name

In stop mode

Total number of tracks and total playing time t Remaining recordable time (Only for a recordable MD) t Disc title appears for a premastered MD t Disc title t Clock display t Effect name

Tip

You can check a track title at any time during play. If you press SCROLL, a track title appears scrolling in the display. Press SCROLL at any point during the scroll display to stop the scrolling. Press SCROLL again to restart the scrolling.

Before you start recording

MDs (MiniDisc) let you digitally record and play music with high quality sound. Another feature of MDs is track marking. The track marking feature lets you quickly locate a specific point or easily edit the recorded tracks. However, depending on the source you record, the recording method and the way the track numbers are recorded differ.

When the source you record from is:

• This system’s CD player

– The MD deck performs digital recording.* – Track numbers are automatically marked as

on the original CD.

• Other digital components connected to the CD DIGITAL IN jack

– The MD deck performs digital recording.* – Track numbers are marked differently

depending on the source you record.

• This system’s tuner and other analogue components connected to the VIDEO (AUDIO) IN jacks

– The MD deck performs analogue recording. – A track number is marked at the beginning

of a recording, but when you turn on the Level Synchro Recording function (see “Marking track numbers” on page 21), track numbers are automatically marked in sync with the level of the input signal.

*1For details on the limitations of digital recording,

see “System limitations of MDs” on page 47.

If you use a partially recorded MD, recording starts after the recorded tracks.

Note on MD track numbers

On an MD, the track numbers (track sequence), track start and end point information, etc., are recorded in the TOC*2 area independent of the sound information. You can edit recorded tracks quickly by modifying the TOC information.

*2TOC: Table Of Contents

After recording

Press Z to remove the MD or press ?/1 (power) to turn off the system.

“TOC” lights up, or either “TOC” or “STANDBY” starts flashing. The TOC is updated and recording is completed.

Before pulling out the mains lead

MD recording is completed when the MD Table of Contents (TOC) is updated. The TOC is updated when you eject the MD or press ?/1 to turn off the system. Do not pull out the mains lead before updating the TOC (while “TOC” is lit) or while updating the TOC (while “TOC” or “STANDBY” is flashing) to ensure a complete recording.

Protecting a recorded MD

To protect a recorded MD, slide the tab on the side of the MD to open the slot. In this position, the MD cannot be recorded. To record on the MD, slide the tab to close the slot.

Tab

Slide the tab

Recording a CD on an MD

— CD-MD Normal-Speed Synchro

Recording/CD-MD High-Speed Synchro Recording

In addition to normal-speed recording, you can also record at high speed (approximately twice the normal speed).

1 Load a recordable MD. 2 Load a CD you want to record. 3 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch

the function to CD.

4 Press PLAY MODE/DIRECTION

repeatedly until “1 DISC” appears in the display.

5 Press SYNCHRO MODE repeatedly until

“CDtMD SYNC?” appears.

To record at high speed (CD-MD HighSpeed Synchro Recording), press SYNCHRO MODE repeatedly until “HISPEED SYNC?” appears.

6 Press ENTER/START.

The MD deck stands by for recording and the CD player pauses for play.

7 Press ENTER/START again.

Recording starts. You cannot monitor the recorded signal during high-speed recording.

To record on an MD and a tape at the same time

See “Recording a CD on a tape” on page 38.

If you stop recording or the MD runs out of recording time during highspeed recording

The partial high-speed recorded track is not recorded on the MD. Record the track again.

MD – Play/MD – Recording

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